Yearly Archives: 2011

February 28, 2011Comments Off on Negligence – Nonparty At Fault – Medical Providers

Where plaintiffs’ decedent survived a two-vehicle collision but died after surgery, the surgeons and the hospital cannot be brought into plaintiffs’ automobile negligence suit via a defense notice of nonparty at fault. Facts And Procedure Abrams, while driving a vehicle ...

A $200,600 verdict in favor of a disgruntled Wireless Toyz franchisee was dismissed by Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Shalina D. Kumar, who decided that a claim of silent fraud was not supported. The Feb. 7 decision comes a year ...

Long before the Steelers and Seahawks took to the turf at Ford Field for Super Bowl XL in 2006, J. Patrick Howe had his own longest yards to run. The state had approved temporary bars and liquor licenses during game ...

February 25, 2011Comments Off on Menace in the markets: Lawyers help clients to recover from stockbroker misconduct

In the securities business, one momentary lapse of knowledge, memory or ethics can create lasting damage to a client’s financial health. And a lapse in judgment, or even pressure to push clients into high-commissioned investments, can wipe out a ...

February 25, 2011Comments Off on Prior act evidence allowed in DV cases

Evidence of past acts can be used to show a defendant’s propensity toward domestic violence, the Michigan Court of Appeals held. But some question remains as to whether the statute under which the evidence was allowed violates the separation of ...

For 14 years, Lori T. Williams was a family law attorney. Today, she owns a legal referral service. Divorce filings tend to be cyclical, peaking in September and January during most years. But this year, she’s noticing that the ...

February 25, 2011Comments Off on Paul A. McCarthy – Leaders in the Law 2011

Rhoades McKee PC, Grand Rapids Education: Marquette University Law School, 1992 Specialty: Commercial litigation, closely held businesses, professional liability, shareholder/member disputes There have been instances when one of Paul A. McCarthy’s sons has expressed moments of self-doubt, that he thought ...

February 25, 2011Comments Off on Lawrence D. McLaughlin – Leaders in the Law 2011

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, Detroit Education: Wayne State University Law School, 1977 Specialty: Commercial, industrial and residential real estate development It was fitting that one of Lawrence D. McLaughlin’s first projects as a real estate attorney was the ...